Frederick Richardson (American cricketer)
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| Full name | Frederick Fales Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
2 August 1918 Brookland, Pennsylvania, United States of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
9 July 1983 (aged 64) Bombay, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1943–48 | Madras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frederick Fales Richardson (2 August 1918 – 9 July 1983) was an American cricketer who played 11 first-class matches for the Madras provincial cricket team.
Early life
Frederick Richardson was born in Brookland, Pennsylvania on 2 August 1918. At the age of two, Richardson migrated with his parents to England where he did his schooling at Westminster School and graduated from Princeton University. Frederick Richardson moved to Calcutta, India in 1941 and worked for Stanvac (Standard Vacuum). In 1944, Richardson migrated to Madras and then to Bombay, where he died in 1983.
Sporting career
Frederick Richardson learned cricket during his school days in England. He played for the Madras cricket team under the captaincy of C. P. Johnstone from 1944 to 1948. He also played football during his three-year stay in Calcutta.
References
- "Obituary". Indian Cricket 1983. Kasturi and Sons. 1983. pp. 687–688.
- Ramnarayan, V. (December 2003). "A Yankee at Chepauk".